Missouri Revised Statutes

630.1000. 1. There is hereby established in the department of mental
health an "Office of Comprehensive Child Mental Health". The office of
comprehensive child mental health, under the supervision of the director of
the department of mental health, shall provide leadership in developing and
implementing the comprehensive child mental health service system plan
established under section 630.097. The office shall:

(1) Assure oversight and monitoring of the implementation of the
comprehensive child mental health service system plan;

(2) Provide support, technical assistance and training to all
departments participating in the development and implementation of the
comprehensive child mental health service system established under section
630.097;

(3) Develop and coordinate service system, financing and quality
assurance policy for all children's mental health services within the
department of mental health;

(4) Provide leadership in program development for children's mental
health services within the department of mental health, to include developing
program standards and providing technical assistance in developing program
capacity;

(5) Provide clinical consultation, technical assistance and clinical
leadership for all child mental health within the department and to other
child-serving agencies participating in the comprehensive child mental health
system;

(6) Participate in the work of the coordinating board for early
childhood;

(8) Provide staff support and leadership to the state comprehensive
system management team established under section 630.097.

2. The departments participating in the comprehensive child mental health
service system established under section 630.097 shall designate staff to
represent their respective department on the state comprehensive system
management team.